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Confused about color choices!

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Ritesh
Hey Guys - Just realized that we have a Mclaren site!:eek: Andy C sent me a link and so I signed up.

I am on the list at Park Place in Dallas. Unfortunately I still don't have a clue what ext. colors/interior color to go with. I was going to go with Volcano Orange but a good friend of mine is getting it too. So I was a bit disappointed and thought I should pick another color. I was going to go with Mclaren Orange but it seems SO bright and showy(something I am not). But it is the official factory color.

Other than that - I was going to with superlight wheels in grey, CF interior, and sills(the comment about the sills looking like mouse fir made me cringe!), IRIS, orange stitching, and some seats - NO CLUE about it yet. Not decided if I want CF mirrors or not.

My friend is prolly going to keep the car less than 6 months and then flip it. So would you just get V.O. if you were in my seat?

Thanks.

Ritesh.
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Peloton25
Volcano Orange doesn't really appeal to me personally. Plus I think McLaren's spray booth is going to develop a distinctly orange hue from all the cars that will be painted Volcano Orange and McLaren Orange and so I'd avoid the two colors for that simple fact.

I'd order the Azure Blue if I was in queue for one, but might be swayed by the British Racing Green as well. If you're not a color person, I think the 12C looks fantastic in silver too.

>8^)
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RWD said:
Here is British Racing green (may be Photoshopped?) and I would have to say it looks good.
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Yes - I made that in Pshop last August using a Volcano Orange photo. It's a bit on the dark side I think versus McLaren's actual color.

I also made this first image below (and 11 other variations) in Sept 2009 before any of the actual paint colors were announced or shown. It's another take on British Racing Green - something you'd find on an old Lotus perhaps, or maybe Kermit the Frog. :D

Below that are some real photos of an incomplete BRG 12C at the factory. Unfortunately once assembled this one was scheduled to be crashed so I've not seen any other pics yet. :(

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falb said:
I believe that the carbon sills are on the side, not the top, of the tub. The top of the tub is still covered in a carpet.

I believe this car has carbon sills. As you can see in the far left bottom of the pic the side of the sill is carbon and the top is carpet.
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You are correct. Here's a slightly better image of one fitted with the carbon sills.


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